At 12:40 PM 8/2/2008, you wrote: >At 13:33 8/2/2008, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > >>LW Russians were there quite well heard (all with the ALA 100): 180, 189 and >>279 alll at 7. 234 at a 6. All in // > > >How big is your ALA100 these days, Walt? It certainly seems to be the antenna >for LWBC here also. > > >Nick
Yes, the ALA 100 totally outperforms all of my other antennae, including my "infamous" Asia Conti corner-fed loop. Whereas 279 might be a weak 6 at best with it, the ALA has a 7+ signal. Up to the low MW band, the ALA outperforms anything else I have. It's dimensions at the moment are 10' a side, and elevated about 20' off the ground above my garage hidden in the maple in the back corner. I plan on doubling the loop sometime soon....ie 2 loops around instead of one for increased gain as well. The only downside that I see is it's not as directional as the Conti loop, so suffers more adjacent splatter from the domestics.......Walt. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
